The Long Beach State men’s golf team shot an 18-over-par 306 in Tuesday’s final round to finish seventh at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate in Palm Desert. LBSU fell four spots to seventh in the team standings after carding 10-over 298 and 2-under 286 scores in the first and second rounds[Read More…]
Men’s Sports
LBSU finishes Day 1 in 9th place
Long Beach State’s women’s golf team struggled to a 9th place finish Monday after the first round of the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational in Sammamish, Wash. The 49ers shot 34-over-par 322 on the 6,136-yard, par-72 course at the Sahalee Country Club. The No. 13-ranked California Golden Bears topped the 13-team field[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: Oct 3-4
Women’s tennis: The Beach completes Day 2 at Cal NIKE Invite Sophomore Julie Luzar defeated Pacific’s Olga Gumenyuk 6-1, 6-3 to win the Flight C championship at the Cal NIKE Invitational on Sunday. In doubles action, the team of Deborah Armstrong and Anais Dallara fell, 8-4, to Cal’s Kasia Siowosz[Read More…]
Defense digs in for sweep
Box score The No. 22-ranked Long Beach State women’s volleyball team literally dug in against Cal Poly Saturday night. Junior setter Ashley Lee (16 digs) and libero Lauren Minkel (13 digs) led the 49ers to a 3-0 sweep over the Mustangs — 25-21, 25-19, 25-15 — in a Big West[Read More…]
Washington’s 23 kills help 49ers edge Gauchos
Box score An injured neck could not prevent Naomi Washington from lifting No. 22 Long Beach State past UC Santa Barbara, which had been 3-0 against ranked opponents coming into Friday’s tilt at the Walter Pyramid. The senior middle blocker swatted seven of her match-high 23 kills in the fifth set as[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: Sept. 29
Women’s volleyball: The Beach jumps three spots in Top 25 The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team moved up three places to No. 22 in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association poll released Monday morning. The 49ers (8-3, 1-0 Big West) swept Cal State Fullerton on Saturday, having won 12 of[Read More…]
No. 25 49ers grind out 3-0 sweep over rival Titans
Box score FULLERTON — The 25th-ranked Long Beach State women’s volleyball team grinded out a 3-0 sweep in a back-and-forth affair Saturday night at Titan Gym. The 49ers started their Big West Conference title defense with a 25-21, 25-19, 25-21 win over host Cal State Fullerton in the conference opener[Read More…]
‘Niners survive home thriller
The No. 9-ranked Long Beach State men’s water polo team overtook No. 8 UC Irvine, 8-7, in dramatic fashion Thursday night, courtesy of a game-winning goal from Justin Koeppen with 1:09 remaining in the match. Joe Sherrin sealed the victory with 25 seconds remaining by deflecting UCI’s final shot attempt[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: Sept. 25-26
Cross country: Men place 5th, women 7th at Stanford Invitational Junior Josh Ruff was the top finisher for the 49er men, placing 19th with a personal-best time of 24:50 in the 8K run at the Stanford Invitational on Saturday. Fellow junior Travis Kuhlman was the second LBSU runner to finish, coming[Read More…]
Big West champs face wide-open field
This Saturday evening’s women’s volleyball Big West Conference-opener between No. 25 Long Beach State and Cal State Fullerton got a lot more interesting after last weekend. The Titans outlasted then-No. 7 UCLA in five sets last Friday in the Fullerton Classic at Titan Gym. The following day, the 49ers (7-3)[Read More…]